Category Archives: Audio resources – external

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Audio | “Human health is inextricably linked to both animal health and the health of the environment”: Preparing for the next epidemic – BBC Discovery 

Posted on 25/12/2022 by website administrator

Infectious diseases which cause epidemics and pandemics are on the rise. Claudia Hammond is joined by an eminent panel of disease detectives, who spell out why the risks are increasing and most importantly, what we can do to predict, prepare … Continue reading →

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ePaper & Audio | The Western Ghats are no ordinary ecosystem: They constitute the water tower of peninsular India

Posted on 19/12/2022 by website administrator

Source: Madhav Gadgil and Ligia Noronha, The Hindu, 2 May 2013Date Visited: 12 December 2022 It is certain that Gadgil committee report will find it’s way to the dustbin. The forest had been seized by certain people, who has an advantage … Continue reading →

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Kanavu alternative school and commune in Wayanad – Kerala

Posted on 26/11/2022 by website administrator

Wayanad song © Kanavu music group founded by K.J. BabyTravel photographs of Wayanad region and Kanavu centre © Ludwig Pesch Kanavu is an alternative school/commune in Cheengode in Nadavayal village, Wayanad district, Kerala, India, set up by writer, activist and … Continue reading →

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Indigenous knowledge for sustainable development and food security: United Nations recognition of “Globally Important Agriculture Heritage Systems” practiced by tribal communities

Posted on 12/11/2022 by website administrator

The 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – COP27 – builds on the outcomes of COP26 to deliver action on an array of issues critical to tackling the climate emergency – from … Continue reading →

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India’s tribal, folk and devotional music: Secular and ceremonial songs – An overview

Posted on 27/10/2022 by website administrator

“Tribal, Folk and Devotional Music”by NA Jairazbhoy in AL Basham (ed.). A Cultural History of India. London: Oxford University Press, 1975, pp. 234-237. Excerpt from Chapter XVI Music (pp. 212-242): Classical music is the most refined and sophisticated music to be … Continue reading →

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